In 2019, Trish joined Region 10 to spearheads team and initiatives to identify local challenges and implement projects to create solutions in Region 10’s six-county service- area, including Delta, Mo […]

Ashleigh Winans has served as the Chief Executive Officer for NeighborWorks Southern Colorado for nearly eight years. Ashleigh has 20 years of leadership and team building experience, 14 years in […]

Aikta Marcoulier is the U.S. Small Business Administration’s (SBA) and Region VIII Administrator, based in Denver. As regional administrator she oversees delivery of the agency’s small business programs an […]

Jerry M. Pacheco has served as Executive Director of the Authority since December 1, 2015 under a management contract with the Authority. He has worked in planning and community development in the State of […]

Aaron Farmer brings to The Retail Coach knowledge of the most current research on retail and marketing trends. Prior to joining The Retail Coach, Mr. Farmer was employed in marketing research and retail […]

Briana Rickertsen started her career at B:Side Capital (formerly Colorado Lending Source) in 2012 and currently serves as the Production Manager for the Small Business Administration (SBA) lending team. She […]

Ron Francis is the CEO of IndieDwell Colorado, a non-profit organization dedicated to building affordable housing that delivers a big social impact. Ron’s work as a CEO extends beyond housing, as he is […]

Gregor MacGregor is a water attorney focused on environmental justice and agricultural land preservation. He teaches courses on environmental and natural resources law and policy at the University of […]

Becky joined Colorado Enterprise Fund (CEF) in 2020 and currently serves as their Program Manager in the Colorado Springs market.  CEF provides access to capital and business coaching to help small b […]

As Economic Development Program Manager for Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association, Drew Kramer is responsible for working with the wholesale power supplier’s 42 member utilities to foster and pu […]

Meridith Marshall serves as the Infrastructure Coordinator for the State of Colorado, where she coordinates the planning, development, and rollout of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) […]

Michael Yermin, MY Rural Planner   Michael Yerman has served in local government for the past 15 years. He served as the Community Development Director of the Town of Crested Butte […]

Megan Moore is a Pueblo native working as the Pueblo Food Project Program Manager. She graduated from CSU Pueblo in 2020. Megan started as an intern for the Pueblo Food Project in Jan of 2020 and was […]

Scott Romano is the Chief Operating Officer of Energize Colorado. Joining the organization as it was founded in May of 2020, he has spearheaded the effort to operationalize Energize Colorado’s mission ac […]

Stephanie Gonzales, is the Executive Director for Southeast Colorado Enterprise Development, Inc. (SECED, Inc.) and Southeast Council of Governments (SECOG), serving Baca, Bent, Crowley, Kiowa, Otero and […]

Paul Major is a Board Member of the Paradox Community Trust and Manager of Rural Homes, LLC and its subsidiaries. Major leads the multi-million-dollar non-profit affordable workforce housing development […]

Terry Barnard has over 22 years of experience in the affordable housing industry, mostly spent in multifamily loan origination/underwriting and tax credit underwriting. Terry has been with the Colorado […]

Jorge de la Torre is the Director of Culinary Arts for Kitchen Network-Park Hill, a non-profit incubator/accelerator/commissary for minority owned businesses and a workforce development learning center in […]

Adam Crowe is the Economic Development Manager for Larimer County Economic and Workforce Development (LCEWD). LCEWD connects people to meaningful work and businesses to talent and resources, improving our […]

With over 15 years in workforce development, Nancy is dedicated to working with businesses to recruit, train and retain their talent.   Nancy has her Master’s degree in Public Administration from the Un […]